Creating a safe, reliable hospital at night handover: A case study in implementation science

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 465-473

  McQuillan, Annette ^a   Carthey, Jane ^a   Catchpole, Ken ^b   McCulloch, Peter ^c   Ridout, Deborah A ^d   Goldman, Allan P ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; SAFETY;

EID: 84901001315     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002146     Document Type: Article

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